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Battle Creek approves emergency repair payment and awards bid for wastewater treatment upgrades
Summary
The commission approved an emergency payment for a primary clarifier repair and accepted a low bid for a larger wastewater treatment plant improvements project, with contract amounts read into the record.
The Battle Creek City Commission on May 6 approved two separate actions related to the wastewater treatment plant.
First, the commission approved Resolution 120 to pay invoice number 26660 in the amount of $158,875.14 to Scholbeis Industrial Manufacturers and Contractors for emergency repair of the No. 6 primary clarifier, which failed on Oct. 19, 2024. The clerk read the resolution summary into the record and the motion to approve was moved and supported; the chair called for a vote and the resolution was approved.
Second, the commission approved Resolution 121, accepting the lowest responsive, responsible bid for the wastewater treatment plant I & E Building and Headworks Improvements project. The clerk’s summary described a solicitation issued March 5, 2025, that included replacement of sludge pumps, piping and valve improvements, building repairs (brick and lintel), concrete stair landing replacement, HVAC and electrical upgrades, door replacement, and painting. The resolution authorizes acceptance of the bid from Shouldice Industrial Manufacturers and Contractors Incorporated with not-to-exceed amounts read in the motion as "$2,741,000 and $5,741,554." The motion to approve the resolution was moved and supported and the resolution was approved.
Why it matters: the emergency payment restored critical clarifier function and the larger project is intended to modernize equipment and building systems to maintain treatment operations and redundancy.
What was said: the clerk read the background for both resolutions into the record; commissioners moved and supported each resolution, and the chair polled the commission for votes. No detailed roll-call tallies were read into the meeting minutes during the reading; the clerk recorded that both resolutions were approved.
Next steps: contractors will proceed under the terms described in the approved resolutions and associated contracts. The record on May 6 does not include contract execution dates or construction schedules; those details should be available from Department of Public Works procurement and contracting records.
